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pee-daanMeanings
1NounA1
ceiling
The inside surface forming the top of a room.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เปิดไฟbpə̀ət-faiเปิดไฟbpə̀ət-fai[to] turn on the light; [to] turn on the lightsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเพดานpee-daanเพดานpee-daan1ceiling2upper limit; cap; ceilingทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnevery night
I turn on the ceiling light every night.
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Yesterday a repairman came to fix a leak on the ceiling in the kitchen.
Tomorrow he will repaint the ceiling to make it brighter.
My bedroom has a white ceiling.
The light is attached to the ceiling.
I draw stars on the bedroom ceiling.
Yesterday a repairman came to fix a leak in the ceiling.
Tomorrow we will paint the ceiling white.
2NounB2
upper limit; cap; ceiling
A maximum permitted level that cannot be exceeded (e.g., price ceiling, budget cap, credit limit).
Examples
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2government; state authoritiesตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] place upright; stand; erect2as much as; as many as3[to] set up; establish; found4[to] appoint; nominate5[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)6stack; pile; bundle7[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)8[to] allocate; earmark (funds)9classifier: stacks; pilesเพดานpee-daanเพดานpee-daan1ceiling2upper limit; cap; ceilingราคาน้ำมันraa-kaa-nám-manราคาน้ำมันraa-kaa-nám-manoil price; fuel priceเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiso that not; in order not to; to prevent [sth]ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1classifier: คน2the public; the people (citizens of a country)เดือดร้อนdʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnเดือดร้อนdʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔn1[to] be in distress; suffer hardship; be troubled2[to] be affected; be inconvenienced; be put outเกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessively
The government set a price ceiling on fuel so that people won't be overly burdened.
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บัตรเครดิตbàt-kree-dìtของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnมีmiiเพดานpee-daanวงเงินwong-ngənแค่kɛ̂ɛสามsǎamหมื่นmʉ̀ʉnบาทbàatจ่ายjàaiเกินgəənนี้níiไม่ได้mâi-dâai
My credit card has a credit limit of only 30,000 baht; I can’t spend more than that.
หน่วยงานnùuai-ngaanกำกับgam-gàpกำหนดgam-nòtเพดานpee-daanดอกเบี้ยdɔ̀ɔk-bîiaเงินกู้ngən-gûuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการเอาเปรียบgaan-ao-bprìiapผู้บริโภคpûu-bɔɔ-rí-pôok
The regulator set an interest-rate ceiling on loans to prevent consumer exploitation.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับbpràpแผนpɛ̌ɛnเพราะprɔ́งบngópการตลาดgaan-dtà-làatชนchonเพดานpee-daanแล้วlɛ́ɛoแม้mɛ́ɛแคมเปญkɛɛm-bpeenยังyangไม่mâiครบkrópไตรมาสdtrai-mâat
The company must adjust its plan because the marketing budget has already hit its cap, even though the quarter isn’t over.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เพดานpee-daanเพดานpee-daanceilingceilingWord